Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-02-10

10 OBTAIN local news, ana we greatly apr,
ciate any assistance rendered. We hon
to hear from our Philbrook corresponder,
E next week.
The weather was fine ON Tue sday and i
} was thought there would be a break; bu
!, "Old Proba bilitics'' changed his mind du,
J ing the night and sent he mercury down {,
/, ten below before morning, reiDarking as h
did so: "1'll iust fool those fellows who pre-
diet Chinook
From 80 to 500 actually saved by pur
chasing through stage and railroad tickle
to points in United States and Canada, vi,
Billings, I'enion and Maiden Stage Line
Covered coaches to the railroad. Choice o
routes from 1t. Paul allowed purchaser o
ticket. For rates and further particulars
call "n.or address, A. NJ. Thompson, agent
Maiden, NJ. +.
l.. u. Turner Of Chicago. returned las,
evening from the ranch of his son, IL. W
Turner ON the Musselsliell, where he has
been visiting for some weeks. He reports u
very small loss Of sheep among the herds
81 his son, aud thinks they will get through
.
+, Turner will start for Chicago this evening.
=-1azctte.
But one Of the County Commissioners.
chairman Berkin, was able To get here ON
che 7th. the date agreed upon for IA special
meeting To act upon several! matters laid
over from the January session, and to in
struct the asses-or and furnish him with
the blanks and receipts necessary to the
discharge OF his duty. Mr.. Bcrkin instruct
ed the County Clerk to notify Messrs.
Barnes and Chandler Of u meeting ON the
2lst, when the matters mentioned will be
attended tc.
Hon. j. y. kanoure has INTRODUCED "a
bill in the legislature To build "a county jul
at Townsend which suggests the plausi
bility of one ai Martinsdale and Neihart.
All three of these towns are an equal dis
tance from the county seat and il one is
feasible certainly I'll are, and we would
favor going IL the whole hog or none In
fact the Nchart and Martinsdale scheme
would be the most deserving if any differ
ence, since they are interior points, while
Townsend is only just upon the county
ine.-lIusbandnan.
Mr.. Chris. King, of Rock creek, was in
town first Of the week and called at the
AHGrs Office. lie and his tive sons have
been rus'ling with stock for several weeks
past and have not. ~ yet, suffered any
great loss. mir. King is feeding Some $50
head on hay. and some Of the weaker and
younger animals are given oats. Mr.. King
harvested about 700 bushels Of oats and
although the price was good, saved them
for an emergency like the present. lie has
cattle on the range and while he expects
some loss does not appear much worried
about them. lie says there is II great diff
ference in cattle in this section. While
some of them are very thin others are
strong and active and show no signs Of
yielding up their valuable lives at present.
The mail between Lewistown, Fort Ma
snnis, TIBET, Okla and points in that vicin-
ity could reach us in about five days If per-
mittcd to go direct to the railroad and
como around u, rv"n-.,,i nat III. |.--
partment will not permit this. bat requires
that all mail must be sent 10y the most di-
rect route, yet refuses to expedite our mail
service. consequently our letters from that
ion are from ten to twelve days com
ing. How long, oh, how long mus; we On
DUR this state of things Will not the
government gives u- ~ service in keeping
with the Importance Of the country or the
business done. or shall! we suffer as We now
do every possible Inconvenience during
the life ui the present administration
Iiushandman. la Justice to the many.res-
iien,- to he accommodated thereby there
should he a daily mail between Ubet and
tine Springs and would DE gladly welcomed
the must direct route to Helena, where
many of them frequently have business.
The IIusbandman says the Chicago &
northwestern railroad will be built. in the
very near future, from TT. Mckinney to
Cooke City. and thence to White sulphur
Springs and Ncihart. II says; The dist
ance from Cooke to the Springs is only
about 100 miles, over beautiful, level
country" The description is perfectly
true. except that the country Ttwcen
aud the distance tn Livingston from Cooke
by the nearest route of travel, is over 100
miles. We hope and believe that the
Springs will have II railroad before long, |
but il will not he from TT. Mckinney via !
Cookc.--Gazctte. IL is not at all likely (
that the managers Of the Chicago Il North +
western will attempt such an impracticable
scheme as building II railroad through the
Big Horn Mountains and the Bad Lands
ON the west side of that range to reach the I
undeyeloped mining camp Of Cooke city, I
when an unoccupied and much more invit- /
ing field lies directly in front nj them-thc !
Judith Basin. The probabilities are that /
this road will he continued north from
Buffalo, crossing the Yellowstone at or
near Billings, passing though the Judith 1
Basin and on to Benton. thus controlling
much Of the traffic now monopolized by /
the Northern Pacific.
Fred. Uplingcr returned last week from "A
trip to Nebraska, Kansas and Minnesota. /
Like everyone who returns to the states 1
after living in Montana several years, he |
was glad to get back. lie reports IL sorry
condition OF things in Nebraska, at least in /
the portion he visited-near Lincoln. the I
capital of the state. His first introduction
to low prices, was in his livery bill, being
furnished with team and driver and
carried thiriy-fve miles for $500; the /